harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
solitude; loneliness; isolation
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
meaning; significance; sense
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
I see; that's right; indeed
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
after school (at the end of the day)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
witnessing; observing; sighting
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
suffix for familiar person